Tennessee State Senate District 25

Tue, Nov 3 · Represented by Ed Jackson Republican · Member list as of Oct 28

Ed JacksonRepublican · Incumbent4 years since first win

One candidate on the printed ballot.

Last election: Ed Jackson (Republican) won by 58.8 points, 2022
On the 2026 ballot: 1 candidate

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One candidate on the printed ballot.

Ed JacksonIncumbentRepublican

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History (16 elections for this seat)

Votes for listed candidates: 45,044
Election day: November 8, 2022
District map: Older district map (2022)

Tennessee Senate District 25, 1968 to 2022, 2022, every candidate
Candidate	Party	Votes and share	Share
RepublicanEd JacksonWon(incumbent)	Republican	35,76679.4%	79.4%
IndependentRonnie Henley	Independent	9,27820.6%	20.6%

Votes for listed candidates: 65,983
Election day: November 6, 2018
District map: Older district map (2012 to 2021)

Tennessee Senate District 25, 1968 to 2022, 2018, every candidate
Candidate	Party	Votes and share	Share
RepublicanKerry RobertsWon(incumbent)	Republican	47,18871.5%	71.5%
DemocraticWade Munday	Democratic	18,79528.5%	28.5%

Tennessee Senate District 25, 1968 to 2022, 2014, every candidate
Candidate	Party	Votes and share	Share
RepublicanKerry RobertsWon	Republican	29,33770.4%	70.4%
DemocraticTony Gross	Democratic	12,31629.6%	29.6%

Votes for listed candidates: 41,830
Election day: November 2, 2010
District map: Older district map (2002 to 2011)

Tennessee Senate District 25, 1968 to 2022, 2010, every candidate
Candidate	Party	Votes and share	Share
RepublicanJim SummervilleWon	Republican	21,37551.1%	51.1%
DemocraticDoug Jackson(incumbent)	Democratic	20,45548.9%	48.9%

Tennessee Senate District 25, 1968 to 2022, 2006, every candidate
Candidate	Party	Votes and share	Share
DemocraticDoug JacksonWon(incumbent)	Democratic	36,565100.0%	100.0%

Votes for listed candidates: 45,564
Election day: November 5, 2002
District map: Older district map (2002 to 2011)

Tennessee Senate District 25, 1968 to 2022, 2002, every candidate
Candidate	Party	Votes and share	Share
DemocraticDoug JacksonWon(incumbent)	Democratic	28,67762.9%	62.9%
RepublicanJames F. Brasfield	Republican	16,88737.1%	37.1%

Votes for listed candidates: 58,256
Election day: November 7, 2000
Type: Special election
District map: Older district map (1992 to 2001)

Tennessee Senate District 25, 1968 to 2022, 2000, every candidate
Candidate	Party	Votes and share	Share
DemocraticDoug JacksonWon	Democratic	31,90654.8%	54.8%
RepublicanBonnie R. Butler	Republican	26,35045.2%	45.2%

Votes for listed candidates: 32,776
Election day: November 3, 1998
District map: Older district map (1992 to 2001)

Tennessee Senate District 25, 1968 to 2022, 1998, every candidate
Candidate	Party	Votes and share	Share
DemocraticKenneth N. SpringerWon(incumbent)	Democratic	18,18555.5%	55.5%
RepublicanDavid Blake Lay	Republican	14,59144.5%	44.5%

Votes for listed candidates: 42,587
Election day: November 8, 1994
District map: Older district map (1992 to 2001)

Tennessee Senate District 25, 1968 to 2022, 1994, every candidate
Candidate	Party	Votes and share	Share
DemocraticKenneth N. SpringerWon(incumbent)	Democratic	24,39257.3%	57.3%
RepublicanJoe D. Webster	Republican	18,19542.7%	42.7%

Votes for listed candidates: 21,098
Election day: November 6, 1990
District map: Older district map (1984 to 1991)

Tennessee Senate District 25, 1968 to 2022, 1990, every candidate
Candidate	Party	Votes and share	Share
DemocraticKenneth N. SpringerWon	Democratic	15,55273.7%	73.7%
RepublicanWilliam G. Hoover	Republican	5,54626.3%	26.3%

Votes for listed candidates: 41,433
Election day: November 4, 1986
District map: Older district map (1984 to 1991)

Tennessee Senate District 25, 1968 to 2022, 1986, every candidate
Candidate	Party	Votes and share	Share
DemocraticFrank LashleeWon(incumbent)	Democratic	23,34956.4%	56.4%
RepublicanEdward M. Lindsey	Republican	18,08343.6%	43.6%
Scattered write-ins	Write-in	10.0%	0.0%

Votes for listed candidates: 40,758
Election day: November 2, 1982
District map: Older district map (1982 to 1983)

Tennessee Senate District 25, 1968 to 2022, 1982, every candidate
Candidate	Party	Votes and share	Share
DemocraticFrank LashleeWon	Democratic	21,31652.3%	52.3%
RepublicanRalph Duncan	Republican	19,44247.7%	47.7%

Votes for listed candidates: 30,003
Election day: November 7, 1978
District map: Older district map (1972 to 1973)

Tennessee Senate District 25, 1968 to 2022, 1978, every candidate
Candidate	Party	Votes and share	Share
DemocraticLowell ThomasWon(incumbent)	Democratic	19,34164.5%	64.5%
RepublicanDwight Reasons	Republican	10,66235.5%	35.5%

Tennessee Senate District 25, 1968 to 2022, 1974, every candidate
Candidate	Party	Votes and share	Share
DemocraticLowell ThomasWon(incumbent)	Democratic	20,451100.0%	100.0%
OtherJoe McKnight	Other	10.0%	0.0%

Tennessee Senate District 25, 1968 to 2022, 1970, every candidate
Candidate	Party	Votes and share	Share
DemocraticLowell ThomasWon(incumbent)	Democratic	20,260100.0%	100.0%

Votes for listed candidates: 25,467
Election day: November 5, 1968
District map: Older district map (1966 to 1971)

Tennessee Senate District 25, 1968 to 2022, 1968, every candidate
Candidate	Party	Votes and share	Share
DemocraticLowell ThomasWon(incumbent)	Democratic	15,52461.0%	61.0%
RepublicanLester W. Hughes	Republican	9,94339.0%	39.0%

1968 to 2022: State Legislative Election Returns, 1967-2022 (Carl Klarner, Harvard Dataverse), retrieved Oct 28, 2026. Compiled by Carl Klarner (Harvard Dataverse) from official returns; not an official source

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Sources: Census TIGERweb Legislative MapServer (120th CDs layer 0, 119th CDs layer 4, 2026 SLD upper layer 1 and lower layer 2) (US Census Bureau, public domain), retrieved Oct 28, 2026; Open Civic Data division identifiers (census_autogenerated us_sldl/us_sldu and openstates state files); also (sld-recent.json): Open Civic Data division identifiers (country-us) (CC0 (repository); also (sld-recent.json): CC0 1.0), retrieved Oct 28, 2026; Open States people (current) CSVs (CC0-1.0 (Open States people data)), retrieved Oct 28, 2026, compiled by Open States volunteers and staff (rosters from state legislature sites) from official returns, not an official source; State Legislative Election Returns, 1967-2022 (Carl Klarner, Harvard Dataverse) (CC0 1.0), retrieved Oct 28, 2026, compiled by Carl Klarner (Harvard Dataverse) from official returns, not an official source.

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DataState data (JSON)Sources: State Legislative Election Returns, 1967-2022 (Carl Klarner, Harvard Dataverse), DIME (ODC-BY)Data as of Oct 28, 2026